Awning-cord guide for window screens



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Application filed December 22, 1927. Serial No. 241,886

In carrying out the present invention,

there is provided a highly novel, simple and inexpensive cord guide thatmay be applied to the upper or lower horizontal bar of a window screenand adjacent an opening ftherein so that the cord may be passedthereover and through the opening with the result that the same may bepulled from inside of the room. 7

In the event the cord is passed through the upper frame bar one of theguides is placed upon both the outer and inner sides of the frame,whereas in the event the cord is brought downwardly in front of thescreen and passed through an opening in the lower frame bar it is onlynecessary to arrange one of the'guides at the outer side of the bar andadjacent said opening.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a section and perspectivefragmentarily of the upper end of a window screen through the horizontalframe bar of which is an opening through which an awn ing cord isarranged, said cord being guided,

Eat the inner and outer sides of the frame bar by reason of a pair ofthe cord guides constructed in accordance with the presen invention. v

Figure 2 is a similar View of the lower end of a screen through theframe .bar of which is an opening through which the awning cord is to bearranged after the same has been drawn downwardly at the outside of thescreen, said cord belng guided prior to engagement through the openingthrough the provision of one of my improved guides, and,

Figure 3 the guides per se.

Now having particular reference to the drawing there is disclosed inFigures 1 and 2 a conventional window screen A. In Figure 1 the upperhorizontal frame bar is designated a while in FigureQ thelowerhorizontal frame bar is designated a. In the event it is desired topass the awning cord B is a front elevation of one ofv through theuppermost bare two of the guides constructed in accordance with thepresent "inve'ntionare used, these guides being desigg nated' generallyby the reference character 5'. Before applying these'gu'ides it isnecessary to drill a hole through the frame new bar, either the upper orlower one as clearly indicated by the dotted lines in FigureQ;

When arranging the cord through the upper frame bar two of theguides'S-fiare provided, the same being arranged at opposite sides ofthe frame bar and at the ends of the opening as disclosed. desired toextend the cord B downwardly at the outer side of the screen and thencepass the same through a previously drilled opening through the lowerframe bar a only one of the guides is necessary this guide beingarranged at the outer side of the -.frame bar directly at the endof theopening is disclosed.

The particular guide consists of a metallicplate 6 of predeterminedlength and relatively narrow width. At the longitudinal edges of theplate the same is formed with outwardly extending ears 7-7 of graduallytapering formation the wider ends thereof terminating in spaced relationWit-hone end of the plate. The opposite ends of the plate are formedwith openings 88 in order to permit the same to be screwed, tacked,nailed, or otherwise rigidly secured to the desired frame bar of thewindow screen. Arranged between the wide ends of the ears .77 is a pin 9upon which is loosely arranged a cord guide roller 10. Directly adjacentthis roller and at a point substan tially intermediate the, ends of theplate, said plate is formed with an enlarged opening 11 through whichthe cord 13 is to be extended, it being obvious that the plate is to beso arrangedwith respect to a chosen one of the frame bars of the screenso as to register with the adjacent end of the previously drilled holewithin the frame bar.

When the cord B is passed through an opening in the upper frame bar ofthe screen the guides 55 are so arranged that the cord B will be passedover the roller whereas when the cord is to be passed through an openingin the lower frame bar of the screen as in Figure 2, the guide is soarranged that the cord will pass beneath the roller in each instance itbeing obvious that'the cord will However, when it is be properly guidedthrough the opening in bility of'the cord becoming frayed by rubbingagainst the ends of the opening.

In view of the foregoing description When considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided ahighly novel, simple and screens wherein the cord is to be arrangedthrough an opening in the screen frame, a-

plate adapted for attachment to the frame and being formed Withan'opening therein for registry with an opening in the screen frame whenthe plate is secured to said screen frame said plate having itslongitudinal edge portions bent laterally to provide opposd spacedflanges, aroller journaled between the said flanges and in offsetposition With respect to the opening in theplate, and over Which theawning cord may be trained.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' JACOB 'SGHWARZKOPF.

